| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Henry (fresh) SG - Lamont Braatz (fresh) SF - Robert Seymore (fresh) PF - Michael Henry (fresh) C - Gene Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) SG - Shelby Graham (fresh) SF - Kenneth Carrasco (fresh) PF - Christopher Gumm (fresh) C - James Lakey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | James Lakey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Louisville | Lamont Braatz steals it from Shelby Graham | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | James Lakey clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Lamont Braatz | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Lamont Braatz | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Louisville | Shelby Graham scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Carrasco | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry is whistled for traveling | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Louisville | Mark Metivier is hacked by Gene Foster - foul #1 on Gene Foster, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Henry and he's fouled by James Lakey - foul #1 on James Lakey, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Chase (SG), George Lamont (PF) Shelby Graham, Christopher Gumm | |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | George Lamont grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Stephen Chase scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from George Lamont | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Henry | 7-5 |
| 16:57 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco's fadeaway is rejected by Gene Foster | 7-5 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | George Lamont grabs the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:42 | Louisville | James Lakey misses the runner from the left block | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Seymore grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jerry Henry | 9-5 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Stephen Chase hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Lamont Braatz - foul #1 on Lamont Braatz, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick (PG), Eric Rotella (SG), Richard Banks (SF), William Harder (PF), Larry Galarza (C) Jerry Henry, Lamont Braatz, Robert Seymore, Michael Henry, Gene Foster | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shelby Graham (SG), Earl Maurer (SF), Christopher Gumm (PF), Clemente Biondi (C) Mark Metivier, Kenneth Carrasco, George Lamont, James Lakey | |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Stephen Chase makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Stephen Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Frederick (fresh) SG - Eric Rotella (fresh) SF - Richard Banks (fresh) PF - William Harder (fresh) C - Larry Galarza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Stephen Chase (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shelby Graham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Maurer (fresh) PF - Christopher Gumm (fresh) C - Clemente Biondi (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Clemente Biondi snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Shelby Graham can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 9-7 |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Earl Maurer picks off the pass by Eric Rotella | 9-7 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | William Harder is called for the reach on Christopher Gumm - foul #1 on William Harder, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz (SG), Robert Seymore (SF) Eric Rotella, William Harder | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Tooley (PG) Stephen Chase | |
| 14:28 | Louisville | Shelby Graham drills a jumper from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Frederick | 12-9 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Shelby Graham comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Seymore - foul #1 on Robert Seymore, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry (PG), Michael Henry (PF), Gene Foster (C) Robert Frederick, Richard Banks, Larry Galarza | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), Kenneth Carrasco (SF), George Lamont (PF), James Lakey (C) Edward Tooley, Earl Maurer, Christopher Gumm, Clemente Biondi | |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Shelby Graham makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Shelby Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Shelby Graham pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Michael Henry is called for the reach on Mark Metivier - foul #1 on Michael Henry, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Tooley (SG) Shelby Graham | |
| 13:32 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by George Lamont | 12-12 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster is denied on a layup by James Lakey | 12-12 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | James Lakey gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | James Lakey double dribbles | 12-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick (SG) Lamont Braatz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Chase (SG) Edward Tooley | |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | George Lamont snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | James Lakey can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Gene Foster - foul #2 on Gene Foster, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Banks (SF), Larry Galarza (C) Robert Seymore, Gene Foster | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Tooley (PG), Shelby Graham (SG), Earl Maurer (SF), Christopher Gumm (PF) Mark Metivier, Stephen Chase, Kenneth Carrasco, George Lamont | |
| 12:27 | Louisville | James Lakey misses the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | James Lakey makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Larry Galarza tips it home | 14-13 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Shelby Graham hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 14-13 |
| 11:56 | Louisville | Christopher Gumm hits the follow up shot | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Henry (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Frederick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Banks (fresh) PF - Michael Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Galarza (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Tooley (fresh) SG - Shelby Graham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Earl Maurer (fresh) PF - Christopher Gumm (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Lakey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Edward Tooley steals it from Robert Frederick | 14-15 |
| 11:27 | Louisville | Edward Tooley scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-17 |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Banks | 17-17 |
| 11:03 | Louisville | James Lakey blows the layup | 17-17 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Shelby Graham grabs the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:48 | Louisville | Larry Galarza swats the short shot by Shelby Graham | 17-17 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | James Lakey is called for the reach on Larry Galarza - foul #2 on James Lakey, team foul #2 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz (SG), Robert Seymore (SF) Jerry Henry, Michael Henry | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), Stephen Chase (SG), Kenneth Carrasco (SF), George Lamont (PF), Clemente Biondi (C) Edward Tooley, Shelby Graham, Earl Maurer, Christopher Gumm, James Lakey | |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Mark Metivier steps in front of the Robert Frederick pass | 17-17 |
| 09:56 | Louisville | Stephen Chase buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks's dunk attempt is rejected by Clemente Biondi | 17-20 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick tips it in | 19-20 |
| 09:25 | Louisville | George Lamont knocks in the floater from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Carrasco - foul #1 on Kenneth Carrasco, team foul #3 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Henry (PF), William Harder (C) Richard Banks, Larry Galarza | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco loses the ball out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella (PG) Robert Frederick | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | George Lamont grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Stephen Chase misses long on a shot from the left side | 21-22 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Clemente Biondi grabs the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Mark Metivier and he's hacked by Robert Seymore - foul #2 on Robert Seymore, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry (PG) Robert Seymore | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shelby Graham (SG), Christopher Gumm (C) Stephen Chase, Clemente Biondi | |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco misses the free throw | 21-24 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | William Harder pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry snags the offensive board | 21-24 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-24 |
| 08:04 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| 07:40 | Louisville | Mark Metivier misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | William Harder grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Henry (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lamont Braatz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Rotella (fresh) PF - Michael Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Harder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shelby Graham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Carrasco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Lamont (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Gumm (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Jerry Henry and he's hacked by Kenneth Carrasco - foul #2 on Kenneth Carrasco, team foul #4 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick (SG), Richard Banks (SF), Larry Galarza (C) Jerry Henry, Lamont Braatz, Michael Henry | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Tooley (PG), Earl Maurer (SF), Clemente Biondi (C) Mark Metivier, Kenneth Carrasco, George Lamont | |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella makes the free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Shelby Graham clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-24 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Larry Galarza pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Shelby Graham misses the floater from close range | 27-24 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Larry Galarza grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 06:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | Edward Tooley snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Shelby Graham is whistled for traveling | 27-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz (SG), Michael Henry (PF) Eric Rotella, William Harder | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Chase (SG) Shelby Graham | |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Banks | 30-24 |
| 06:02 | Louisville | Stephen Chase can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-24 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Larry Galarza | 30-24 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Larry Galarza grabs the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lamont Braatz | 33-24 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | The jump hook by Christopher Gumm is blocked by Michael Henry | 33-24 |
| 05:20 | Louisville | Earl Maurer gets the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Earl Maurer knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Stephen Chase | 33-27 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Larry Galarza misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-27 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Edward Tooley pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Edward Tooley clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Banks - foul #1 on Richard Banks, team foul #8 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry (PG), Eric Rotella (SG), William Harder (PF) Robert Frederick, Lamont Braatz, Michael Henry | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Lamont (PF) Christopher Gumm | |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Edward Tooley makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Edward Tooley misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | William Harder pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Edward Tooley pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Edward Tooley misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Banks - foul #2 on Richard Banks, team foul #9 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz (SG), Michael Henry (PF) Richard Banks, Larry Galarza | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), Shelby Graham (SF) Stephen Chase, Earl Maurer | |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Edward Tooley makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Edward Tooley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mark Metivier | 33-30 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Mark Metivier comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-30 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Edward Tooley tips it but misses | 33-30 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Lamont Braatz | 36-30 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Michael Henry steals the ball from Mark Metivier | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Henry (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lamont Braatz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Rotella (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Harder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Tooley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shelby Graham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Lamont (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clemente Biondi (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Lamont Braatz | 39-30 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Mark Metivier lays it up and in | 39-32 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | George Lamont is called for the reach on Lamont Braatz - foul #1 on George Lamont, team foul #5 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick (SG), Robert Seymore (SF), Richard Banks (PF), Gene Foster (C) Lamont Braatz, Eric Rotella, Michael Henry, William Harder | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco (SF), Christopher Gumm (PF), James Lakey (C) Edward Tooley, George Lamont, Clemente Biondi | |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry is fouled on the floor by Mark Metivier - foul #1 on Mark Metivier, team foul #6 | 39-32 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Shelby Graham pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Shelby Graham clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Gene Foster - foul #3 on Gene Foster, team foul #10 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Larry Galarza (C) Gene Foster | |
| Subs | Louisville | Earl Maurer (SF) Christopher Gumm | |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Shelby Graham makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Shelby Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Seymore | 39-33 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks double dribbles | 39-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella (SG) Jerry Henry | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Chase (SG) Shelby Graham | |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Stephen Chase can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick is fouled on the floor by Stephen Chase - foul #1 on Stephen Chase, team foul #7 | 39-33 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Frederick - foul #1 on Robert Frederick, team foul #11 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz (SG), William Harder (PF) Robert Frederick, Richard Banks | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Lamont (PF) Earl Maurer | |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | William Harder grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Seymore misses long on a shot from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Mark Metivier grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | Larry Galarza is called for the reach on James Lakey - foul #1 on Larry Galarza, team foul #12 | 41-33 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | James Lakey makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | James Lakey misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Lamont Braatz loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 41-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry (PG) Eric Rotella | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Tooley (PG), Shelby Graham (SG) Mark Metivier, Stephen Chase | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco misses short on a shot from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Shelby Graham tips it in | 41-36 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Seymore is whistled for a carry | 41-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Frederick (SF), Richard Banks (PF) Robert Seymore, Larry Galarza | |
| Subs | Louisville | Earl Maurer (SF), Christopher Gumm (PF) Kenneth Carrasco, George Lamont | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Shelby Graham comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 41-36 |